Martin MacNeill Murder Trial

Martin MacNeill will stand trial this week for the murder of his wife, Michele. MacNeill is accused of pressuring his wife to have a facelift after which he heavily medicated her with a potent cocktail of drugs and drowned her in the bathtub. All this was done so he could continue his affair with his mistress.

Jury selection will begin Tuesday and opening arguments are expected to begin Thursday.

The judge has ruled to allow cameras in the court.

If you are looking for more background on the case, Wild About Trial has a good recap.

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I can’t wait for this trial to start although I question some of the judges rulings. He needs to go down and hard for what he did to his wife and children. Thankfully he has persistent daughters and extended family or this trial might not even be taking place.

Morning everybody! Just saw that Jodi tweeted she would be filing bankruptcy. ha ha ha.

donchais

10/13/2013 at 4:27 pm

Hey bubbs, Jodi is nothing but a pimple on the ass of the world! Omygosh, did I just say that out loud???

ritanita

10/14/2013 at 7:12 am

Yes, you did! And it’s true…

MMD

10/14/2013 at 9:08 am

Yup and it’s the best description I’ve ever heard of her and it is one that she would hate the most, which makes it even better!

Ci Ci's Circle

10/14/2013 at 6:24 pm

Ha Ha Ha……good one!! Although we feel she’s more like what comes out of that butt!! P U!!!

P.S……sorry donchais…..we’ll all go sit in all the corners since putting us all in one means chaos! :>)

Ci Ci's Circle

10/14/2013 at 6:27 pm

She’s such an ass!!

ritanita

10/14/2013 at 7:20 am

I’m ready for this trial to begin. On more than one level, this case reminds me of Drew Peterson, what with the drowning in a bathtub and no forensics done at the scene.

This judge is tough on hearsay testimony! I believe it’s the daughter, Alexis who won’t be allowed to repeat what her mother told her about her suspicions of MacNeill. However, she IS a doctor now and she DID take care of her mother just prior to her death and has a wealth of professional information to add to the case. I do hope she has her hands on the notes she took while caring for her mother, who she closely monitored throughout her recuperation.

IMHO, MM waited too long to do the deed. Michele was up and around, doing laundry and going out to dinner when he chose to pounce. She no longer needed pain killers and sleep medication at that point, if she ever needed them at all.

I am looking forward to the defense to try and “break” her testimony. Doubt it will work!

donchais

10/15/2013 at 7:56 am

So, looks like we won’t see jury selection, but Wild About Trial will be streaming MacNeill starting with opening statements on Thursday…yippee

MMD

10/15/2013 at 8:53 am

Well damn, I had scheduled my week around the trial starting today! I was even trying to get into the Utah time zone. With opening statements on Thursday, and saying they were only going Mon-Thurs (like AZ) I wonder if they will make an exception and start testimony on Friday?

ritanita

10/15/2013 at 8:56 am

Well, after a week of getting slammed with 6-8 inches of rain, I have 2 days to clean the yard! Whoopeeeee…. (not).

I expect a fascinating look at a sociopathic-type personality who manage to live two totally different lives for so many years.

Hello everyone, after the Arias non-sentence, I had to ground myself from reading or watching anything about it because it was so upsetting, it was affecting my health. But I started checking in on you guys again a few weeks ago. I have 2 questions about this Martin MacNeil situation that I haven’t been able to get the answers to, and I’m curious if anyone here knows the answer. Where are the children living now? What happened to Giselle, the one he sent back to Russia? How long did they have her? I’m picturing someone torn away from her mother, sisters and everyone she has ever known and it’s heartbreaking. Is she okay? Is she in a Russian orphanage? Homeless? Thanks.

ritanita

10/16/2013 at 7:17 am

I don’t have the details handy, but one of the sisters or the aunt went and brought her home.

dpforjodi

10/16/2013 at 7:22 am

oh,that is good news

Kristi

10/16/2013 at 10:00 pm

Oh that’s good to hear. Thanks.

dpforjodi

10/16/2013 at 7:09 am

hi everyone. Ha ha donchais. Mrs DP here and they said it wouldn’t last. Thanks for all the congratulations. Hey, MMD and Beans missed you so much. I\ve asked donchais to give you my email addressif you so want. Ducks unlimited here, 39 of them one day.
This lawyer/dr is some piece of work.
Its so good to be back!!!!!

MMD

10/17/2013 at 8:15 am

Well Mrs. DP we are so glad that you are back!!! 😀 guess you felt your ears burning didntcha 🙄 Happy one month anniversary (yesterday) and they said it wouldn’t last!!

Court today. May the good fake dr/lawyer get everything that’s coming to him!

Hi all, I’m a newbie, does anyone know what tv station is covering the MacNeill trial?

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 8:36 am

Hello toots, they did say it wouldn’t last, gosh darn nay sayers, well I otta…..What I don’t get about MM is did he fake his transcripts to get into law and med school? Or did he fake his degrees? Also why would he ship his adopted daughter back to mother Russia, just to steal her identity for Gypsy? It just doesn’t make any sense. Its good to be back, where is beans?

NancyB

10/17/2013 at 12:14 pm

Hi Mita, Wild about Trial has a live stream link – It’s not televised that I know of, though HLN is supposedly covering this trial.

Mita Castellano :
Hi all, I’m a newbie, does anyone know what tv station is covering the MacNeill trial?

Welcome to the University of Donchais Mita. So glad that you joined our sandbox. There are a great bunch of people here and everyone is respectful of everyone’s opinions. There are literally people from all around the world. It is a safe place to post any comments or questions. Always remember, there are never any dumb questions or comments and everyone has something to offer.

If you don’t want your email box flooded, I would suggest that you uncheck the follow-up comments at the bottom where you signed in because you can get overloaded very quickly. I know that during the Jodi Arias trial comments were going fast and furious each day of trial, a lot of times topping over 1,000 a day.

The best part though is the accurate and hilarious recap that I assume donchais will be providing again each day after court. She really is funny and it helps if you have to miss a day of trial.

We are all here because of our fearless leader donchais and her righthand/backup friend ritanita and we are all so thankful to have a safe place to post. Donchais does a terrific job keeping out the nasty folk and the trolls. It is truly the only place I would ever consider commenting because people can be downright mean and hurtful.

So jump right in. 😀 Just remember though, that if we ever get back to Jodi Arias, Juan Martinez is all mine!!!

MMD

10/17/2013 at 9:12 am

OK now I have something that I wish someone would clear up. People keep referring to this scumbag as a prominent doctor and attorney. Mrs. DP also mentioned this above.

I seem to remember that in the 20/20 report that was done the retired investigator from the governor or attorney general’s office said that he had only attended one semester of university and his entire career was based on stolen transcripts and that he was not actually a doctor or attorney. Am I losing my mind or am I correct?

I was asking a friend about how you could do this and they told me that it would be fairly easy to pull off (once you were in the system) if you were in a teaching hospital because you would learn the procedures along with everyone else and then later be getting others to do it for you.

Years ago, I lived in a building that was next door to a large teaching hospital and there were another half dozen in a couple block radius. All my neighbours were either interns or residents and because I heard all the horror stories, whenever my mother had surgery I would always sign it and put Dr……., whoever the specialist was, to do procedure ONLY.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 9:14 am

Beans, Beans, where ever you are, rise and shine. It’s trial today and Mrs. DP and I are looking for you 😀

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 9:23 am

Beans up and attem!!!!!

MMD

10/17/2013 at 9:32 am

Any ducks today? You do realize that Beans threatened to buy a frozen one from his grocer out of desperation when he was trying to lure you back to us………….. ‘assuming the stance’

*** Mita, what I mean by assuming the stance is standing in my red plaid flannel nightie, hands on hips, glaring.

hi ritanita, yeah but the def. gets to impeach one daughter over ancient history concerning her school records.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 12:46 pm

Hiya ritanita. Yep “bad choices” like killing his wife, leaving a daughter in the Ukraine…… and we only part of the story. Just imagine all the stuff he has done over the yearsthat we DON’t know about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good call MMD, it would be interesting to know where MacNeill had these scripts filled.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 1:49 pm

If you want to know about meds you develop as close a relationship with your pharmacist as you do your doctor because they know more. I would never take anything without a long discussion with my pharmacist and if there were concerns he would contact my doctor.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 1:59 pm

Another thing that really surprises me is that he prescribed these meds well prior to surgery. What if they decided not to go through with it and were just doctor shopping? Geesh!!!

MMD

10/17/2013 at 2:08 pm

HLN is still on the pros opening statements, in between commercials 😉

Wonder where Bubble is today?

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 2:24 pm

yah where is Bubble and his dawg?

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 2:14 pm

didn’t he feign schizophrenia to get out of the army and was getting a huge disability pension from them up until a few years ago. Why did he stop getting the pension? and why?

Do you realize that the newlywed who allegedly pushed her husband off the cliff in Montana in July is set for trial in December. The judge refused any delays from both sides. Why can’t other jurisdictions get things on the docket (looking at you AZ) this quickly? Or at the very least, keep the trial moving at a swift pace, like most FL judges do? Even the Steubenville rape trial took place in a week with the jury coming to a verdict on the weekend and the boys being sentenced I believe on Sunday.

Victims and their family’s should not have to wait years and sometimes decades to get justice!!!

Every time the camera show the defendant you can see that psycho weasel brain working coming up with rebuttals so, what does everyone think – given his past penchant for histrionics and BS, will he testify?

MMD

10/17/2013 at 3:32 pm

My gut says no but it’s early yet. I have to see more of his actions/looks, etc.

Given his nature, I’m leaning to yes, he won’t be able to resist, he can “explain” everything.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 3:31 pm

After hearing this I will NEVER have surgery on my face!!!!! I remember a guy who had a hair transplant (about 15 yrs ago) so I don’t know if there is a new technique, but he had 2 black eyes and a swollen face for a couple of weeks.

Thank you Marilyn. Seems like he hired the elite of Provo/Salt Lake City. He’s gonna need them although neither has impressed me yet.

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 4:16 pm

Miss Piggy

Marilyn N

10/17/2013 at 4:08 pm

MacNeill’s eyeballs are moving around like currrrrazeeee!

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 4:17 pm

shifty eyes not a good sign

Marilyn N

10/17/2013 at 4:12 pm

He’s trying hard to break him!

Marilyn N

10/17/2013 at 4:19 pm

MacNeill sits there with a dopey look on his face.
At least he isn’t drawing or taking notes ferociously!

dpforjodi

10/17/2013 at 4:24 pm

or licking his reptilian lips

MMD

10/17/2013 at 4:28 pm

or copying Miss Piggy’s mannerisms.

MMD

10/17/2013 at 4:27 pm

What is it with these def attorneys that are in high profile cases and defending sex offenders, including sexual abuse against a child which is what Miss Piggy does, like Wurmi, tho she seems more specialized in sex cases? Gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And why is the so called doctor still alive when he stated he had cancer with one year to live.

AWH

10/18/2013 at 2:22 pm

First off, I do not understand the defense attorney at all. I can’t stand that goofy smile he has on his face when he’s asking questions. It’s just so creepy to watch that smile and his facial expressions.
Also this neighbor witness – Kristi Daniels – is a complete idiot. She stutters and has so many problems answering questions. She also seems angry. I’m sure it’s no picnic having to testify but she has had time to reflect back on that terrible day and she has known she would be testifying. This wasn’t a last minute surprise for her. I can’t wait for that Gypsy woman to testify….I hope they find this man guilty.